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Cumberland County, North Carolina

Cumberland County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Fayetteville
Year Organized: 1754
Square Miles: 653		 Court House:

PO Box 1829
County Courthouse
Fayetteville, NC 28302-1829
Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named in honor of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, third son of King George II. Cumberland was the commander of the English Army at the Battle of Culloden, in which the Scotch Highlanders were defeated in 1746.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Cumberland was formed in 1754 from Bladen. It was named in honor of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, third son of King George II. Cumberland was the commander of the English Army at the Battle of Culloden, in which the Scotch Highlanders were defeated in 1746. Many of them came to America, and their principal settlement was in Cumberland County. Cumberland was changed to Fayette County in early 1784, but the act was repealed at the next General Assembly, which met in November, 1784. It is in the southeastern section of the State and is bounded by Sampson, Bladen, Robeson, Hoke, Harnett and Johnston counties. The present land area is 652.72 square miles and its 2000 population was 302,963. The county seat was first called Cumberland Court House. In 1762 Campbellton was established at Cross Creek with provisions for the public buildings. In 1778 Cross Creek and Campbellton were joined and the courthouse was ordered to be erected in that part of the town known as Cross Creek. In 1783 Campbellton was changed to Fayetteville in honor of Lafayette. Fayetteville is the county seat.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Sampson
  • Bladen
  • Robeson
  • Hoke
  • Harnett
  • ohnston
Cities and Towns:
- Falcon town Incorporated Area
- Fayetteville (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Godwin town Incorporated Area
- Hope Mills town Incorporated Area
- Linden town Incorporated Area
- Spring Lake town Incorporated Area
- Stedman town Incorporated Area
- Wade town Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 

 

 

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